Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-13

i573. when, Ia about b degrees % min
rlss east Longitude, be reached a. far
south az 81 degrees Is inmates. Next
wear be sailed along she whole southern
asoeot OF The Pealdc sad 81 far aOuth
a. III degrees 10 minutes. b0s met with
nothing there IN the shape CT ''Soath-
eEu DontiuAut Most Of the work OF
exolorina tbs South PolAE region
has, however, been accomplished
daring the presens century.
Early ia this century the Amer
team whals fishers discovered tae South
Oskneys and PalDeE's Land, which lies
ias, soutil en- the Antarctla circle 20 the
south 81 CAps HoEn. Ia 1873 and 1871
the great kassia1 navigator, Belltng.
hsussn, considerably extended our
scarfy hnowiedge o. this leo covered
region. Net far from the meridian Of
Greenwich be pensiFated soathwaFd 20
co dec, - miles, Nhen the immense
n,asses OF ice compelled him 70 tuTn.
Ninety.tWe degrees further west be got
&c far south as 50 deg. 80 deg. and was
sill met BY ice-b0und seas. On the
same day. however, January ~. 1921,
in 30 deg. 46 min. west longitude and 80
deg. "a min. south latitude his psFse-
vsranoa vas rewarded By the discovery
Of an island 100 fee high, Ihieh be
named after Petsr the Great, and
week later. almost directly south from
CAGE Harm, Ia s. deg. "a min. south lat
ltude, be saw land Of great height,
which seemed 10 him 10 be Q cape be-
longing BE- o great continent, aud which
he named Alexander Land. The land
was completely locked IN Zoe. and IN
the sea itself there vas no sign OF life.
In 1891 ard 1924 Captain Weddell, IN
tNo tiny YeBaels, suceseded IN bringing
hame 3 great mass Of valuable infoE-
nation % the mete0roloQy, the ocean
currents and the magnetism Of these
regions, and was able 20 penetrate fur.
ther south than any former explorer,
reaching "a deg. IS min. lab0ut 1000
miles from the poie) IN IS deg. 20 min.
west longitude. Here he found she sea
free frem Zoe, and expressed the belief
thai il would be an easy matter TO sp-
proaoh much nearer 10 the pole. In
1881 Captain Blscoe found Enderby
Land, Just OF the polar circle, IN 50
deg. east, and rext year Adelaide Land
evidently q continuation westward
OF Palmer's Land, already known. end
GFaham's Land, subsequently, dis
covered, south from the southern point
Of America. Next year, 10 the east Of
EudeFby Land. Kemp discovered the
patch 10 which his name Is attached.
Ia 1883 ~ Balleny cTuised about 10
the neigh soFhood OF the Antartic circle
20 tho soush Of New Zealand and Aus
fralia, discovering few patches on The
circle, oDe OF which, IN lis degrees 80
minutes, Is ksown as SabTius Land.
About the tine that Bellsny was pursu-
ing his discoveries, q French expedition
under DumnDt dUfville, and tue IA
nous Anerican expedition ander Wilkes
WeFe doing battle with the fee 10 the
same quarter. In the beginning OF
1888 the former gave lhe Rame OF Louis
Philippe Land TO northeast exten lou
Of Palmeg's Land, with heights rising
20 between 1000 and 5000 feet. Two
years later, 10 the south OF Australia.
10 the region explored hy Baileny,
D'Urviile added tgo further patches
10 those already known which be
named Adele Land and Olairie Land.
AZ the end Of March, 1859, Wilkes. with
one OF his fouf vessels, get as far south
Is 20 deg. 20 100 deg. Ueat. NOS far FROM
Cooks fnri6tss. 10 January OF next
year, starting from sydney soathwards.
Wilkes approached Adele Lind, and
sailing eastwards IS far as a. g deg.
east found coast girt by wall Of ice
lSe 20 80 feet hies, behind which were
mountains rising 20 the hight % 5000
fcet. wilkes tragsied over stretch Of
100 miles. and established the prob
ability Of Rlmost oouiinuoas land an
along the circle increasing the likelihood
% TIE existsnos Of great mass Of land
IN these regions. Moreover, the Oh
asfEatioEs made By Wilkes and bis Of.
heeFs we're Of the greatest value to
science.
IL vas mainly "a hl up tho aosolate
blanks 10 our kuosiedSe Of the tsfres.
trial magnetism Of ths south pslaF re-
eions thst the British Govsrunent ssug
COS q veil eqaigptd expedition under
Captain james Ross, the disoovtFsr Of
tue Gaenetis Rois OF tie narth. The
expednia1, which inclade3 on igs sciss-
tile stat Dr. lugg SIR JCssph Hooker,
sailed IN the sv0 anfoFtunsts chips. Ere
bus and Ierxog. and started from 10
bart Town, in NeSsEber leto, T. al
tack the formidable barriers vhich had
b8ftled 50 many ptsvtaas expeditions.
Into tie history of this famous exge.
ditlnn ne need rns sntsr. Saff3ce II 10
Ssy thai in us ealiAuf attemps, directly
soash % New Zsaland. Res came upen
land in u des. Is uia., whieh be FOL
loved for neatly esRht degrees farther,
tts eaar2cseR amply reWafdirg ali
irouhls and sahefine. S3ath Ylctorta
Land was found to have an active vel.
cane fGount Efebasl u GOO fees high,
and an sxtinet W lesno. parfeci pyra
MD Of snsw tie TsFrcri rising even
higher. OsaeE great Fasuafains cover
hts land of psEgsfnai s1ow and ice,
and tAf osycae TIE waii % Zoe 50 fest
high. weich barred al further advance,
moaptsin peaks we're deserted. al caF
ered With Tee 10 tba beginning %
lsks. east from NistoFiA Land {l6t DE-.
q mis- wessl. Ross reached his hirhts
-soaih latitude = deg. ain. 81 Sc.
further adsGEce beng stcpped b. .
val Of lee. bai 11mistAkaole siRes Of
lane heirg discovered. On the ospc-
ste SIDE 81 tie csrs8e. IN the beginG fne
% lc<A 81 Il tie grs4tass di4caltias
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